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Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close
Iran said Wednesday it is in the “final stage”: of drafting an agreement with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, and US President Donald Trump has said a deal could be announced this week. Asia One reports it could potentially reopen the critical waterway, ease pressure in the world economy and help bring an end to the war. But…
Afghanistan’s child death increase as food distributions face cuts
Photo credit: NBC News Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan’s provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support, the UN World Food Program said Tuesday. The Associated Press reports that Afghanistan continues to recover from decades of conflict and upheaval, including the chaotic withdrawal of US forces in 2021 as the…
Haitians in Ohio forced to wear ankle monitors after Trump ends TPS
Photo credit: Cincinnati Inquirer Donald Trump’s administration is summoning Haitian immigrants in Ohio to immigration offices to either be immediately removed from the country or forced to wear ankle monitors before they face a deportation hearing. The Independent reports that dozens of immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, with Temporary Protected Status were called into Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
160 migrants rescued after boat catches fire in English Channel
Photo credit: the Telegraph French and British vessels saved 157 migrants after their boat caught fire while trying to cross the Channel on Tuesday, French authorities said, in one of the largest rescue operations since 2028. Saudi Gazette reports that “A small boat caught fire on the boundary between French and British waters, forcing its occupants to…
Life and times of Madam Tinubu by Adewale Sobowale
We were so innocently naive in elementary classes that when teachers taught us Mungo Park discovered the River Niger, we just let it sink in without thinking. Of course, he must have met some people (Africans) there. In the same vein, we were taught that Madam Efunroye Tinubu (c. 1805-1887) was the first woman to own…
Some Canadians tell Carney Ottawa’s spelling protocol should lean British
Photo credit: City News Toronto It seems some Cznadians feel quite at home with the federal government’s preference for British spelling. The Canadian Press reports that messages to Prime Minister Mark Carney on the matter indicate several correspondents see the affectation as a way of countering US cultural dominance. A flurry of emails to Carney followed…
Gunmen kidnap at least 52 in northwest Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped at least 52 people, including children, in a weekend attack on a village and military base in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, local sources told AFP news agency on Monday. Euronews reports that kidnappings have become a major source of income for armed groups in Nigeria, including jihadists in the northeast and criminal gangs…